Greater Brisbane in March 2022: Above average rainfall and near average temperatures

Another wet month following exceptional rainfall at the end of February. Temperatures were close to average at most sites.

More heavy rain

  • March rainfall was above average at most sites around Brisbane.
  • Brisbane and Point Lookout had more than double their average rainfall total for March.
  • An upper trough moving across south-east Queensland enhanced showers and thunderstorms during the first week.
  • It was relatively dry throughout the middle of the month.
  • There were showers and thunderstorms again during the last week of March.
  • Point Lookout had its highest March daily rainfall on record with 239.6 mm on the 29th; the highest daily rainfall in the Greater Brisbane area this March.
  • A Special Climate Statement is being prepared and will provide more detail on the exceptional rainfall and flooding event at the end of February and beginning on March.

Typical temperatures at most sites

  • There were a couple of hot days on the 8th and 9th, and it was much cooler than average on the 28th, otherwise daily maximum temperatures were mostly close to average around Greater Brisbane.
  • The highest maximum temperature recorded in the Greater Brisbane area this March was 35.1 °C at Beerburrum Forest Station on the 8th and Greenbank (Defence) on the 9th.
  • Daily minimum temperatures were mostly close to average during March.
  • The coolest night was the 21st when Canungra (Defence) recorded a minimum temperature of 11.7 °C.
  • Both mean minimum and mean maximum temperatures were within +/- 0.5 °C of average at most sites in the Greater Brisbane area.
  • Both the Brisbane Aero and Brisbane sites had their coldest March day on record, however both sites have relatively short years of record, 27 and 23 years respectively.

Brisbane

  • Total rainfall for Brisbane was 271.6 mm, which is 206% of the long-term average of 131.6 mm.
  • The mean daily maximum temperature for Brisbane was 29.2 °C, which is 0.1 °C above the long-term average of 29.1 °C.
  • The warmest day was 34.7 °C on the 9th, and the coolest day was on the 28th when the temperature reached 21.9 °C.
  • The mean daily minimum temperature for Brisbane was 20.2 °C, equal to the long-term average.
  • The coldest morning was 18.2 °C on the 21st, and the warmest morning was on the 10th when the minimum temperature was 23.3 °C.

Further information

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Extremes in March 2022
Hottest day 35.1 °C at Beerburrum Forest Station on the 8th
35.1 °C at Greenbank (Defence) on the 9th
Warmest days on average 29.5 °C at Amberley AMO
Coolest days on average 26.5 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
Coldest day 21.5 °C at Redland (Alexandra Hills) on the 28th
Coldest night 11.7 °C at Canungra (Defence) on the 21st
Coolest nights on average 16.7 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Warmest nights on average 21.2 °C at Cape Moreton Lighthouse
21.2 °C at Point Lookout
Warmest night 25.5 °C at Point Lookout on the 9th
Warmest on average overall 24.7 °C at Brisbane
Coolest on average overall 22.5 °C at Canungra (Defence)
Wettest overall 454.1 mm at Point Lookout
Wettest day 239.6 mm at Point Lookout on the 29th
Strongest wind gust 91 km/h at Banana Bank North Beacon on the 28th

Record highest March daily rainfall
New record
(mm)
Old
record
Years of
record
Point Lookout 239.6 on the 29th 229.2 on the 23rd in 2021 26



Record lowest March daily maximum temperature
New record
(°C)
Old
record
Years of
record
Average for
March
Brisbane Aero 21.7 on the 28th 22.2 on the 17th in 2021 27 28.0
Brisbane 21.9 on the 28th = 21.9 on the 9th in 2020 23 29.1



Summary statistics for March 2022
Maximum temperatures
(°C)
Minimum temperatures
(°C)
Rainfall
(millimetres)
Mean for
March
2022
Diff
from
average
Highest for
March
2022
Mean for
March
2022
Diff
from
average
Lowest for
March
2022
Total for
March
2022
Average
for
March
Rank of
March
2022
Fraction of
March
average
Amberley AMO 29.5 +0.1 34.4 8th 17.8 0.0 13.3 21st 148.8 88.0 high 169%
Archerfield Airport 29.3 +0.4 34.1 8th 19.1 +0.6 15.9 21st 180.4 128.9 high 140%
Beaudesert Drumley Street 28.9 -0.3 34.0 8th 18.0 +0.1 13.6 21st 264.6 143.6 high 184%
Beerburrum Forest Station 28.5 -0.1 35.1 8th 19.0 +0.2 16.3 23rd 157.0 177.5 average 88%
Brisbane 29.2 +0.1 34.7 9th 20.2 0.0 18.2 21st 271.6 131.6 v high 206%
Brisbane Aero 28.0 0.0 34.6 9th 19.8 0.0 17.5 21st 167.0 120.4 high 139%
Canungra (Defence) 28.4   34.5 9th 16.7   11.7 21st 369.6
Cape Moreton Lighthouse 26.5 +0.4 29.9 8th 21.2 0.0 18.6 29th 270.2 176.6 high 153%
Greenbank (Defence) 29.4   35.1 9th 17.9   13.3 21st 171.0
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 29.2 +0.7 34.5 9th 19.7 +0.5 16.4 21st
Point Lookout 27.5 -1.2 30.7 9th 21.2 -0.7 18.6 29th 454.1 168.9 v high 269%
Redcliffe 27.8 -0.1 32.7 9th 20.3 -0.5 18.0 21st 241.8 151.1 high 160%
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 27.8   33.4 9th 19.4   16.3 21st 237.2

Daily maximum temperatures for March 2022
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Amberley AMO31.432.627.227.531.530.732.034.434.027.425.527.428.728.528.929.830.930.529.829.029.830.231.931.631.428.630.222.524.328.329.5
Archerfield Airport30.231.427.328.031.831.231.234.133.928.126.727.028.628.827.829.330.229.830.029.129.429.831.830.830.428.029.022.424.828.229.3
Beaudesert Drumley Street30.633.227.128.832.232.131.334.026.925.327.828.128.027.828.830.130.129.128.528.530.632.031.330.426.627.021.923.926.927.7
Beerburrum Forest Station28.831.326.328.330.132.530.035.133.025.625.626.727.927.527.027.929.128.327.427.428.528.530.130.129.427.126.323.326.728.528.9
Brisbane30.431.427.727.531.632.230.634.434.727.226.627.528.728.727.629.330.529.129.228.729.829.830.930.630.427.628.521.925.427.528.9
Brisbane Aero28.429.526.727.129.830.329.431.434.626.925.826.227.127.427.427.628.428.227.726.828.027.628.629.329.127.027.321.726.227.828.8
Canungra (Defence)28.830.326.928.331.031.430.733.134.527.325.527.326.927.627.127.829.429.027.628.428.029.130.831.128.728.026.221.924.925.827.0
Cape Moreton Lighthouse25.728.325.726.328.529.627.229.928.927.125.526.424.825.624.625.526.826.124.925.726.127.527.627.725.028.122.025.226.427.3
Greenbank (Defence)29.832.827.727.532.130.831.834.435.127.526.426.728.228.527.729.230.530.129.429.229.730.632.432.031.528.428.121.924.327.428.4
Logan City Water Treatment Plant28.031.027.727.731.030.730.734.534.525.827.028.026.528.929.528.228.527.828.828.831.930.030.228.327.127.4
Point Lookout27.529.026.327.829.829.228.429.130.725.024.526.427.526.326.126.927.727.027.226.427.127.928.129.129.627.628.623.526.726.928.3
Redcliffe28.529.226.227.628.830.128.231.632.725.925.927.027.827.327.027.128.627.627.326.628.427.029.229.129.026.627.022.026.928.028.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills)28.028.326.627.628.229.629.630.233.426.825.026.427.127.227.428.528.627.927.727.728.227.628.228.628.526.828.121.526.127.527.8
Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily minimum temperatures for March 2022
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Amberley AMO19.320.519.019.718.321.416.719.919.921.519.318.214.815.615.415.616.317.514.918.013.314.613.819.717.118.118.719.518.619.517.6
Archerfield Airport20.320.819.419.918.922.117.921.522.522.221.219.116.516.917.117.217.118.516.618.915.917.717.121.219.018.418.720.618.619.719.5
Beaudesert Drumley Street19.719.019.419.518.121.419.620.421.319.015.815.115.316.216.116.417.314.518.713.614.915.320.018.618.119.019.718.319.520.0
Beerburrum Forest Station21.519.820.119.219.221.518.221.222.322.020.419.116.917.617.117.818.619.617.818.216.617.016.318.317.419.819.820.018.220.018.7
Brisbane21.021.419.519.920.422.319.621.923.323.321.619.418.418.619.319.319.520.319.419.818.218.518.820.620.819.519.620.619.120.120.9
Brisbane Aero21.121.319.720.220.022.520.021.523.023.121.419.617.618.118.218.719.120.618.318.617.517.718.120.120.519.319.420.018.919.419.7
Canungra (Defence)18.718.119.019.017.019.118.419.618.418.818.414.413.914.313.513.314.117.213.615.711.713.314.517.218.116.718.619.217.718.717.3
Cape Moreton Lighthouse21.821.619.519.821.424.322.321.425.023.122.520.520.919.719.920.620.121.821.720.119.820.220.922.922.021.419.920.518.620.521.0
Greenbank (Defence)18.919.619.019.318.020.718.719.922.321.319.517.715.816.014.816.215.717.315.317.913.314.514.519.317.617.918.919.917.919.317.7
Logan City Water Treatment Plant19.920.919.519.019.722.420.222.323.924.818.018.517.418.017.818.019.718.220.716.417.517.421.720.018.920.519.5
Point Lookout22.520.919.219.321.424.621.723.125.522.020.920.221.020.920.921.021.922.122.020.919.019.521.523.221.520.920.420.918.620.120.1
Redcliffe21.521.020.320.420.322.920.422.625.023.621.319.518.818.918.619.719.720.720.019.618.018.618.420.520.220.220.120.518.920.119.7
Redland (Alexandra Hills)20.420.519.319.619.522.619.821.124.122.620.118.517.617.217.918.218.119.718.919.516.317.717.920.819.718.518.820.617.919.518.4
Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated,
and typically occurred that morning.
Temperatures coloured according to their difference
from the long-term average for the period
-10.0 -9.0 -8.0 -7.0 -6.0 -5.0 -4.0 -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 +1.0 +2.0 +3.0 +4.0 +5.0 +6.0 +7.0 +8.0 +9.0 +10.0 °C Grey outline marks highest
and lowest for the period

Daily rainfall for March 2022
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Alderley 2.8 - 26.0 0.8 0.8 - 14.6 - 1.0 - - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.4 - 0.8 - - - - - - - 35.8 2.2 27.6 60.8 12.4 1.6
Amberley AMO 0.4 - 51.6 2.2 5.0 - 23.4 - - 0.2 3.4 3.0 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18.8 32.6 6.2 1.8
Archerfield Airport 3.6 - 31.2 3.4 - - 20.4 - 3.8 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - 37.6 - 18.4 59.8 1.8 -
Beaudesert Drumley Street 3.0 - 37.8 0.6 10.2 - 59.8 0.2 - 6.0 0.2 - 1.2 7.2 - 0.4 0.6 - 2.0 - - - - - 11.4 26.4 0.2 9.4 65.0 20.4 2.6
Beerburrum Forest Station 5.8 - 55.4 16.0 0.2 - 7.2 - - 2.6 9.8 3.2 1.4 0.2 - - - 0.2 0.4 0.8 - - - - - 10.8 5.4 24.6 10.2 2.8 -
Blackbutt Post Office 1.0 - 38.0 4.0 - - 10.0 - - - 1.0 - - 0.5 - - - - - - - - - - 3.0 - - 36.0 0.5 1.5
Brisbane 5.6 0.2 56.0 0.6 - - 23.4 0.2 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 56.2 6.2 44.6 63.8 13.8 -
Brisbane Aero 5.6 - 18.6 9.2 - - 5.4 - 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - - 23.2 9.6 38.6 54.4 1.6 -
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-Tha 5.4 - 56.0 1.0 - - 9.0 - 1.8 - - 1.0 - 1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 39.0 4.0 23.0 63.4 14.2
Caloundra Airport 7.6 - 101 27.4 - - 1.4 - 0.5 1.0 39.0 4.0 - 0.5 0.8 3.0 - 1.4 4.0 - 5.8 - - - - 6.0 - 26.2 16.4 0.4 -
Canungra (Defence) 9.2 - 39.8 0.2 - - 31.4 4.4 - 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 - 1.0 0.2 - - - - - 33.8 22.6 - 31.4 164 28.8 2.4
Capalaba Water Treat - - 26.4 4.0 - - 33.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24.0 - 26.0 88.8

Cape Moreton Lighthouse 12.2 0.2 87.4 13.4 0.2 - 1.6 3.8 - 0.6
4.0 0.2 2.0 0.6 5.0 6.8 1.8 0.2 13.2 - - - - - 6.2 13.8 35.2 61.0 0.8 -
Carneys Creek The Ranch - - 32.0 20.0 - - 11.0 5.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27.0 - 25.0 50.0 17.0
Clontarf 5.8 - 62.0 9.6 - - 16.0 - 0.4 0.6 15.8 1.4 - - - - - 0.2 0.4 - - - - - - 12.0 2.0 45.0 44.8 2.8 1.4
Dunwich 7.0





























Esk Post Office 1.4 - 11.4 1.3 - - 12.6 4.8 - - - - - - - 0.5 - - - - - - - - - 4.2 6.2



Fort Lytton - - - - - - - - 39.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100


Gatton Allan Street 3.4 - 45.0 7.6 5.6 12.0 - 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - -





Godwin Beach 4.0 - 58.0 15.6 0.4 - 3.6 - - 0.8 5.0 4.6 0.4 - - 0.4 - 1.6 0.2 3.2 0.4 - - - - 9.6 0.4 23.8 38.2 3.8 0.2
Greenbank (Defence) 2.8 - 29.0 2.4 29.2 - 20.0 0.2 - - - 1.4 - 0.4 - 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - 3.0 0.2 15.2 63.0 2.8 0.8
Greenbank Thompson Road 2.0 - - 35.2 20.0 - 19.2 3.0 - - 1.6 - 0.2 - - 0.4 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - 3.2 - 65.6 3.0 0.8
Harrisville Mary Street 0.4 5.8 31.2 0.6 1.4 - 47.6 0.1 - 0.4 - 11.6 1.2 0.3 - 0.2 1.4 - 1.0 - - - - - - 1.6 0.6 9.8 42.6 8.8 1.4
Highvale 2.6 - 7.6 1.2 2.0 - 4.0 - 1.2 - - 3.6 0.2 - - - 0.8 1.2 4.6 - - - - - - 16.6 10.0 31.8 26.8 2.8 2.6
Kalbar State School 2.0 9.6 24.4 - - - 48.0 0.6 - - - - - - - - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - 10.0 45.0 7.0 -
Karalee 3.2 5.0 43.2 5.6 0.1 - 18.0 - - 0.2 - 0.2 - - - - - - 0.6 - - - - 5.2 0.2 30.1 42.8 5.8 2.6
Karragarra Island 5.0 - 19.0 2.8 45.2 23.2 0.2 0.2 3.2 3.2 - - - - - 2.4 - - - - - - - 6.6 1.5 19.6 213 25.0
Landsborough 3.4 - 68.4 37.6 - - 5.8 - - 0.4 15.4 12.0 1.0 1.4 0.4 - - 0.6 4.0 1.4 - - - - - 9.6 2.2 28.6 9.0

Lindfield 6.0 - 44.0 38.4 - - 5.6 - - - 1.8 2.6 - - - 1.0 - - 0.6 - - - - - 0.6 1.2 3.4 38.4 2.4 1.2 -
Logan City Water Treatment Plant 21.0 0.2 7.6 1.6 - - 12.0 - 0.4 - - - - - - 1.1 - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - 9.2
8.2
Lowood Don St 0.5 - 26.0 1.2 - - 14.7 - 2.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 10.2 0.9 20.2 22.2 5.0 0.4
Manly Railway Station 36.0 - - - 16.4 - - 0.8 - - - 1.5 - - - - - - 0.8 - -







Maroon Dam 1.4 0.2 14.4 7.0 - - 11.0 2.4 - - - - - - - - 0.2 - - - - - - - 0.1 4.0 - 7.6 58.0 13.0 6.4
Moorang 1.0 14.2




























Mt Alford 0.4 - 22.4 0.4 19.0 14.8 2.4 - - 0.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.6 16.4 - 67.0 8.6 2.2
Mt Tamborine Fern St 24.0 - 24.0 6.0 34.0 3.0 - 0.6 - - - - - - - 1.6 - 0.8 - - - - 68.0 14.2 7.4 27.4 172 41.0 2.0
Mt Tarampa 0.4 - 26.6 - - - 9.6 - 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20.0 16.4 4.8
Ormiston College 7.0 - - 28.4 - - 55.4























Peachester 10.8 - 77.5 25.0 - - 1.2 - - 0.2 6.0 9.5 0.2 - - 0.2 - 0.5 1.6 - - - - - - - 5.5 36.0 6.0 0.2
Point Lookout 27.8 - 23.4 6.2 0.2 - 49.0 0.4 - 4.0 8.4 14.6 2.0 1.0 4.6 12.0 - 0.8 - 16.8 - - - - - 5.8 0.1 28.6 240 8.8 -
Redcliffe 4.0 - 80.4 16.8 - - 2.6 - 0.8 0.6 8.4 0.6 0.6 - - -
1.0 0.2 - - - - - - 28.8 0.2 38.2 49.0 8.4 1.2
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 5.8 - 23.0 7.0 3.0 - 60.8 1.6 0.2 - - 1.0 - - - - - 1.2 0.2 - - - - - - 5.4 1.0 21.6 104 1.6 -
Regents Park 4.6 0.2 30.0 1.8 5.0 - 33.0 - - 0.4 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.0 - 16.0 64.8 3.0 0.4
Rocky Point Sugar Mill - - 0.5 - 41.2 - - - 0.5 - - 1.2 - - - 4.0 - - - - - - - 66.0 190 27.5 3.8
Somerset Dam 2.0 - 29.0 6.2 - - 0.6 - 3.0 - 0.6 0.6 - - - - - - 0.5 - - - - - - - 12.6 25.0 4.6 2.0 -
Wamuran 3.7 - 40.4 18.5 1.4 - 7.4 - - - 3.3 1.3 - 1.7 - 0.4 - 1.0 - - - - - - - 9.2 2.2 40.6 3.0

Wivenhoe Dam - - 10.0 1.6 - - 1.6 - 3.4 - - 0.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.4 19.4 15.6 5.6 0.2
Woodford Stanmore 8.0 - 87.6 37.6 - - 9.2 - 2.6 - 3.8 2.6 - - - 2.4 - 1.8 - - - - - - - - 2.4 28.2 2.8 0.8
Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day.
Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre.
Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell).
Rainfalls coloured
according to the amount
0 1.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 50.0 100 150 200 300 400 600 millimetres

Notes

The Monthly climate summary, generally published on the first working day of each month, lists the main features of the weather in Greater Brisbane using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated. More extensive discussion of significant weather events, along with later information and data that has had greater opportunity for quality control, will be presented in the Monthly Weather Review.

This summary includes data from observing sites in or near the Greater Brisbane “Greater Capital City Statistical Area” (GCCSA). The Australian Bureau of Statistics designed the GCCSAs to “include the population within the urban area of the city, as well as people who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, and live in small towns and rural areas surrounding the city. It is important to note that GCCSAs do not define the built up edge of the city. They provide a stable definition for these cities and are designed for the output of a range of social and economic survey data.

This statement has been prepared based on information available at 1 pm on Friday 1 April 2022. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.

In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.

Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from all available years of record, which vary widely from site to site. They are not shown for sites with less than 10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median is sometimes more representative than the mean of long-term average rain.

The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site, based on the decile ranking (very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3, average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9 and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a percentage of the long-term mean.

Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.

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